She became a heartthrob among internet celebrities.

That evening, Jiang Lai went live again.

Fu Changyuan, Shen Yi, and Ye Kongxing were also watching this live stream.

—No theme for today? Can I wish for a song?

—Are they trying to make money through live streaming again? Is this all the people at Beijing University are like?

—What a sudden live stream!! I almost thought I was seeing things!

—What's wrong with my wife today!

"Good evening, everyone! Tonight is just a clarification, there are no other plans! It's very simple!" Jiang Lai said into the microphone, "A few days ago, there was a very popular article on Douyin about highly educated internet celebrities, right? I was fortunate enough to be one of the people mentioned in it. In the past few days, there have been many more people in my live stream, some who scold me and some who support me. Here, I would like to say thank you to those who have always supported me and believed in me! My silence a few days ago also made everyone anxious, and I am really sorry."

—Long-time fans are extremely anxious. They know you're definitely not like what's being said, but they just don't understand why you're being criticized.

If you block someone's way, you'll get yelled at, right?

—It's obvious to anyone with a brain that this was a smear campaign!

—Other streamers mentioned in that article have also been heavily criticized recently, along with a lot of other messy revelations.

—These marketing accounts really need to be regulated. Some people will do anything to make money, so what's wrong with spreading rumors?

—A hug to Alai, you've really been wronged!

—Oh my, getting impatient? Can't get any money and coming out to clarify things?

—If the dog upstairs is sick, it shouldn't come out and bark!

"First of all, I want to clarify that I'm still a freshman in college. Compared to those with master's or doctoral degrees, I'm just starting out and still learning. I don't think this is my final goal. Maybe one day I'll become a doctor, and then I can truly say that I'm a highly educated person!"

"I haven't relaxed or become complacent just because I'm studying at a good school. In fact, I'm still working hard. If you're a fan who's been following my live streams, you'll know that I sometimes skip live streams because I'm really busy most of the time."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi chuckled, but his hands continued typing code. As lines of code appeared on his computer screen, Jiang Lai's live stream became much "cleaner."

—She really is something, I'm so upset, she even dared to say she often stands people up (laughing and crying).

—Quite self-aware

—You know that, yet you still broadcast more! (Angry)

—If you're so capable of banning my account, then keep banning it!

—My account is gone too!

"This is my report card from last semester. You can take a look. I wouldn't dare say I can beat everyone, but I'm definitely not bad either," Jiang Lai posted her report card. Seeing the comments, she added, "I didn't ask the admins to ban my account. Maybe you guys got banned by the official platform!"

—Who knows if it's true or false?

—This is true; Imperial University sends transcripts home every semester during the break.

You can never wake someone who's pretending to be asleep; some people won't believe you even when presented with facts and evidence.

—So the streamer has connections with the official channels? Is he the hidden king of Douyin?

—You just spout nonsense? Have you eaten shit? Who has the power to have connections with the authorities? It's not like she owns the place.

Fu Changyuan tapped his finger on the screen and then sent out a series of gifts.

"Don't pay attention to what those people say." His comment lingered in the live stream for a long time.

Ye Kongxing was in his room frantically taking screenshots with his phone.

—Seriously, I'm crying my eyes out because of the number one ranking.

—Are the sisters upstairs dying and coming back to life?

—Aren't you all going to ship them? Everyone, ship them! The number one fan and the streamer are the best!

Jiang Lai reminded them, "No need to send gifts today! After all, this is a clarification, not a prank!"

"Okay." Another golden comment appeared.

—Okay, I've done it now too.

—This is damn bad, it was supposed to be a clarification, but now I'm totally hooked, I'm fainting!

—The top donor really spoils the streamer, who knows!

——I understand!!

"Here, I would like to clarify that all the 'speculations' about me in that article are untrue. I would also like to point out that if the other party does not delete the article and apologize to me as soon as possible, I will choose to call the police. Also, those who keep saying foul language in the live broadcast room, please stop, otherwise I will take legal action to defend my reputation."

Oh dear, I'm so scared!

—I'm dying of laughter, waiting...

—I hope you'll be just as arrogant when you receive a court summons.

—Support my wife in fighting for her rights!

"Alright, that's all for today's live stream! Bye everyone!"

—? ? So short!

--Bye-Bye!

Looking forward to the next informative live stream!

Jiang Lai ended her live stream and then saw the message from Ye Kongxing.

Ye Kongxing: Our official response is out, please remember to forward it!

Jiang Lai: Okay!

Jiang Lai clicked into the official account and saw a post with pictures and text.

Clarification Announcement Regarding False Rumors Online

In response to the recent online question, "What are those highly educated internet celebrities doing?", we hereby issue the following announcement:

The article's author, "Call Me Brother Wu," is an account that has repeatedly published similar false articles that spread rumors and incite unrest...

An investigation revealed that all statements in this article are inconsistent with the facts and have damaged the image and rights of several livestreamers.

The article has been deleted and the account has been banned. If the incident continues to escalate and has a negative impact on our app and users, our company will pursue legal action against the organization or entity that published the rumor, as well as any organization or individual that assisted in spreading false information. All consequences arising therefrom will be borne by the publisher.

Well done! (Thumbs up)

—Can the authorities do something about other marketing accounts? They spread rumors every day.

—The authorities did a good job! This kind of thing must be nipped in the bud to have a healthy online environment. After all, if there is no responsibility for spreading rumors, there will be no hindrance to spreading them, leaving those who fall for the rumors helpless and those who refute them with no way out. As a result, old rumors will disappear, but new rumors will emerge in endless succession.

—Waaaaah, I saw that my favorite streamer brother has already reposted it. He's just a blogger who does science popularization and promotion, how could he be the target of rumors? They even said he slept with fans and stuff, that's just too outrageous!

—I'm sorry, Officer, I used to yell at you a bit too loudly, but you did a good job this time, I praise you!

Jiang Lai forwarded the official announcement and then saw some posts tagging her.

Upon clicking through, it turned out that other people were speaking up for her.

Bai Lu Wei Xi: @Shi Lai Bu Shi Lai There have been some bad rumors lately, and my sister has been wronged. I hope everyone will not believe or spread rumors, and will support our Shokyo!

Listening Studio: [Forwarding official announcement] Support our reserve force @islainotlai

Fu Qingshan: Rumors stop with the wise. @Shi Lai not Lai

If someone really had character flaws, would so many people stand up for them?

—Aren't they all in cahoots?

—Then your IQ is indeed only the size of a mouse's.

—It's rare for Qingshan to post something unrelated to work!

—A huge number of radio drama fans are supporting this. How could Lingyin possibly choose someone with problems to do voice acting in their studio?

……

Jinse had naturally seen the official statement as well. Somewhat annoyed, she exited the app and then contacted other people on WeChat.

Jinse: How can you do this job? Can't you even handle such a small matter?

Brother Wu: Did I not write a good article or did I not generate enough traffic? With your money, I've already done a pretty good job getting things done this far, and now the authorities are going to ban my account, so you're responsible for that, right? I wrote so much before, but nothing happened.

Jinse: What do you mean? Are you trying to pin the blame on me now?

Brother Wu: I have no conflict with those internet celebrities. If you hadn't approached me, why would I have written those advertorials?

Brother Wu: I'm not afraid of being criticized, after all, this is all traffic, but because of you, my account is going to be banned. This loss is your fault, right? I want five times the price we agreed on before, otherwise I will expose our chat history, and then no one will benefit.

Jinse: Don't go too far! You're asking for the moon? Three times the price, I can't afford more than that. Otherwise, just expose me, or I'll quit this line of work.

Brother Wu: Okay, three times. I need to see your transfer by tomorrow night, or we'll see.

Jinse looked at the message Wu Ge sent on her phone and couldn't help but feel resentful. If she had known that this was how he did things, she would have preferred to do it herself rather than ask him. After all, three times the original price was still a considerable sum.

-

Jiang Lai was woken up by a series of urgent phone calls the next day.

"Hey?"

"Sis! Check your WeChat!" Bai Luxi on the other end of the phone sounded very excited. "I really didn't expect this! Jinse has really fallen out with that Brother Wu this time!"

"Okay, I'll check right away," Jiang Lai replied groggily, then opened WeChat.

Bai Luxi: [Screenshot][Screenshot]

Bai Luxi: I never expected that Jinse was behind this in the end!

Bai Luxi: Is it because they couldn't agree on a price, so she just gave up?

Bai Luxi: Do you think she's been watching you because of that thing with Shaoyin?

Bai Luxi: She deleted it again?? And she even said her account was hacked?

Bai Luxi: [Screenshot][Screenshot]

Jiang Lai read all the messages Bai Luxi sent her, and then went to Douyin (TikTok). There were already many mentions and comments.

Who would have thought that Jinse was behind this?

—What grudge does our host have against Jinse?

—I never would have guessed Jinse was this kind of person!

—Our Alai has really been wronged this time!

—So that's why our sister's been so unlucky lately; there's someone backing her up!

Jiang Lai looked through all the screenshots before she realized what had happened.

Last night, Jinse's account posted a picture and text update. The picture was a chat log between Jinse and Wu Ge, indicating that Jinse had asked Wu Ge to write an article to smear several streamers.

Wu Ge quickly created a new account and posted an angry message denouncing Jinse for being dishonest. He said that if she couldn't pay, she shouldn't have asked him to do this kind of thing, and he also brought up all the background information.

It was a dog-eat-dog situation, all very messy. Their posts weren't deleted until the morning. Jinse's explanation was that her account had been hacked, the screenshots were photoshopped, and the content was fake. But nobody bought her story and they were all slammed against her.

Jinse was also very anxious, unable to understand why this was happening.

"Brother Wu! Believe me! I went to raise money last night, and I really didn't post the update! What good would it do me to post it? Wouldn't I just be asking for trouble? I'm not that stupid!"

"How would I know what you're thinking?" Brother Wu scoffed. "Anyway, things have already developed to this point, so there's no need to say anything more!"

The two hung up the phone unhappily.

"Damn it!" Brother Wu cursed.

"Brother? What exactly happened?" someone from the studio asked.